Dean Huang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, bent over and followed him like a lackey.

He said weakly, "No, no! Mr. Cheng is a very busy man. He just didn't inform me in advance that you were coming, so I wasn't prepared."

"What preparations are you going to make?" Cheng Ji asked casually.

He walked along the path in the yard and looked around. Li Yang followed behind him with a camera, taking pictures.

Without waiting for Dean Huang's reply, he stopped and turned to look at Dean Huang.

Dean Huang looked pale and his eyes were dull, as if he was not feeling well.

"Are you sick?" he asked.

Cheng Ji still respects this dean very much.

Among the several orphanages funded by the Cheng Group, he was the most active in reporting the situation at Sunshine Orphanage.

He personally checks which parts of the orphanage need repairs, when the children need to replace their daily necessities, and the menus for the canteen's three meals a day.

As the dean, Cheng Ji believed that he was responsible enough.

Hearing this, Dean Huang shook his head quickly, and seemed even more frightened, his back bent even deeper.

"No, no, it's just the changing seasons lately and I didn't get enough rest." He laughed twice with a twitching muscle.

Cheng Ji raised his eyebrows and didn't ask any more questions, continuing to examine the environment of the orphanage.

The three of them walked for more than twenty minutes, and Li Yang took dozens of photos.

But something strange happened.

Cheng Ji walked to a two-story building, looked up at the three big words on the wall and frowned unconsciously.

"Young Eagle Building?" He looked a little serious. "Why did you choose this name?"

Dean Huang gave an official answer, "The orphanage is full of underage children, so we chose 'Young Eagle'. If Mr. Cheng doesn't like it, change it immediately."

"No child likes to use '雏' to describe himself. Change it." The more he looked at the word, the more awkward it felt.

"Change it immediately! Change Mashan!" Dean Huang responded immediately.

Walking into the Young Eagle Building, the empty classrooms are filled with brand new equipment, kept spotlessly clean.

but......

"Where are the children?" Cheng Ji's doubts were magnified, and he asked sharply, "Shouldn't they be in class now?"

Dean Huang explained, "They have class at nine o'clock, so there's still half an hour left."

Cheng Ji stretched out his wrist and looked at the time on his watch.

"Then they should eat in the cafeteria?" He turned and walked down the stairs. "It's a good opportunity to go to the cafeteria and take a look."

Upon hearing the word "canteen", Dean Huang ran to Cheng Ji in panic and blocked him.

"Mr. Cheng, the children don't know you're here and are afraid of offending you. How about I take you there next time?"

He was afraid that Cheng Ji would refuse and use the children as an excuse, "Plus they haven't met the big boss yet, I'm afraid they won't feel comfortable eating."

Cheng Ji thought for a moment, then sank down, feeling a little disappointed. "Let's go, I'll see them next time."

Just as the three of them walked out of the Young Eagle Building, a little girl suddenly ran out from the corner, stood in front of Cheng Ji, her hands clenched tightly, and stood there uncomfortably.

Cheng Ji saw that the little girl was about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a fair face, but there was an indescribable heaviness about her.

As soon as Dean Huang saw her, he immediately stepped forward and drove her away.

"Xiaoying! Come on, go eat!"

He realized that his tone was wrong, and changed his attitude to a gentle one, "I still have to go to class later, and I won't have the energy if I don't eat."

Xiaoying kept staring at Cheng Ji with sad and painful eyes, as if she was asking for help.

"Do you have something to tell me?" he asked.

Xiaoying nodded, but after glancing at Dean Huang in front of her, she suddenly lowered her head and then shook her head.

"No, no..." she said in a crying voice.

Then she ran away and finally disappeared from view.

After sending Cheng Ji to the car, Dean Huang said with a smile, "Next time you come, I will make sure the children behave well."

When Cheng Ji heard this, he felt an inexplicable physical aversion.

He nodded and let Li Yang drive.

Just after the car drove away, Dean Huang's eyes suddenly became fierce and sinister, and he strode into the orphanage angrily like a devil.

Inside the car.

Cheng Ji sat in the back seat of the car and asked Li Yang, "How do you feel after taking the photo just now?"

"Hmm..." He hesitated, not knowing whether to say it or not, "I feel like this director is a sneaky person in the workplace, and the orphanage is also very strange, and the only child I met is also very strange."

There is nothing that is not strange.

Cheng Ji had the same feeling.

"Go check Sunshine Orphanage secretly, don't alert the enemy." He suddenly thought of something, "Who is in charge of this orphanage?"

"It's Feng Hanyu, Mr. Feng." Li Yang drove back to him.

Feng Hanyu, the project general manager of Cheng Group, was very close to Qin Hao before.

Cheng Ji had a bad feeling again, "Investigate him as well."

"Yes, Mr. Cheng."

......

Around ten o'clock in the morning.

Mu Cheng drove to the door of Shangguan Qing's Antique Shop, ready to pick up Shangguan Qing to his villa.

She whispered to Youxuan, "If I'm not back before seven o'clock in the evening, come find me."

Youxuan, "I obey, my lord."

Shangguan Qing followed Mu Cheng in a car to the villa area.

She felt a little uncomfortable stepping into familiar territory.

I looked at the rearview mirror and out the window from time to time, not knowing whether I was looking forward to meeting someone I knew or was afraid of meeting someone I knew.

"We're here." Mu Cheng reminded her.

"Um."

Walking into the living room of the villa, the layout inside is exactly the same as Cheng Ji's house, but Mu Cheng's decoration style is a little warmer and there are more collections.

She stood in front of a display case that took up an entire wall, carefully examining the knives displayed from top to bottom.

Long sword, short sword, dagger, machete...

There are at least twenty or thirty of them.

"You are indeed a collector," she exclaimed sincerely.

Mu Cheng poured a glass of water and handed it to her, "So you really don't have any daggers there? There's an empty space that I've always wanted to fill."

"No." She took the cup and walked away.

"Oh, Miss Shangguan is here!"

Ge Peishu came down from upstairs with a big smile on her face.

Compared to the last time they met, she was obviously more calm this time.

Shangguan Qing put on an official fake smile and greeted him, "Just arrived, are you the only one here, Auntie? Where's Uncle Mu?"

"He's still upstairs. Come down right away."

The two of them exchanged stiff politeness.

"Mu Cheng, bring some snacks and tea over, go quickly! This kid doesn't know how to take care of others."

Ge Peishu took Shangguan Qing to the sofa and sat down.

"When are you going to get married?" she asked naturally.

Shangguan Qing was stunned for a moment, then smiled again, "Auntie, didn't Mu Cheng tell you that I am not a marriage advocate?"

Ge Peishu froze beside her, "......"

It wasn't until Mu Cheng came over with a fruit plate and snacks that he realized the atmosphere was not right.

"Mom, what are you talking about?"

His mother's face had become noticeably darker.

Shangguan Qing spoke first, his tone relaxed and casual, "Nothing, just a quick chat."

The three of them stayed in the living room, but they couldn't find a topic to talk about, and the atmosphere in the room became awkward.

Mu Hongxuan came downstairs wearing a Zhongshan suit with a string of beads in his hand.

"Shangguan is here. I just asked the servants to prepare a guest room for you. You can stay here tonight." He said in a commanding tone.

Stay...Did she say she wanted to stay the night?

"I can't stay here. I have something to do tonight." She refused without hesitation.

Mu Hongxuan's face instantly fell a little, "Don't young people now advocate living together before marriage? It will also be convenient for you to get along with each other if you live together."

Oh!

This abacus is really a good idea.

It's like cooking the rice.

If something goes wrong one day and she gets pregnant, she will be at their mercy.

"No, I'm not married and I'm sexually apathetic, so I can't live together."

At the end, she did not forget to add, "Mu Cheng also knows. If you don't believe me, ask him, right, Mu Cheng?"

She stared at him with cold eyes, the threat in them was self-evident.

Mu Cheng's face turned cold and he clenched his teeth, and could only respond, "Yes."

The two elders next to them obviously didn't want to hear this.

As soon as she arrived, she was asked when she would get married and even told her about their cohabitation.

Should I just force her to get married next time and take her to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get the marriage certificate?

Do you really think she is a little girl who is easy to fool?

After lunch, Mu Cheng and his parents chatted about something in the room.

When they come downstairs, tell them you want to go back to the Mu Mansion.

Shangguan Qing followed Mu Cheng and sent them to the car, leaving the villa gate.

"You did it on purpose."

He turned to look at Shangguan Qing, and finally couldn't hold back his anger.

"What do you mean by intentional?" She pretended not to understand, and then took two seconds to react, "You mean non-marriage and sexual apathy? That's me."

She looked him in the eye with confidence, "Do you still expect me and you to become husband and wife in the end?"

"...No." His eyes were evasive.

"No, it's best. Now that they've left, I should go back too. Goodbye."

Shangguan Qing walked out of the villa in a leisurely manner.

The autumn wind blew on her, lifting her hair and skirt, making her feel free and casual.

She looked ahead and suddenly a familiar Maybach drove out from the corner.

His feet stopped in his tracks uncontrollably.

The limited edition Maybach was getting closer and closer to her, so close that she could clearly see the figure in the back seat.

Even though his face was hidden in the darkness, she could still recognize his tall and proud figure.

Finally, the car stopped beside her.

The back seat window slowly rolled down, and a familiar face came into view.

Cheng Ji opened the car door and sat in the seat next to him.

"He won't even take you there? Get in the car, I'll take you there. It's hard to get a taxi here."